After the Institutional Review Board approved the protocol, and written informed consent was obtained, patients were randomized to receive a septal or apical ventricular lead. At the end of the first ...

Over the long term, patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who require a permanent pacemaker after alcohol septal ablation (ASA) fare just as well as those who don’t, a ...

The occurrence of high-grade conduction disturbances after alcohol septal ablation (ASA) did not translate into worse long-term survival for people with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), ...

Background A 42-year-old woman with a 20-year history of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was referred for alcohol septal ablation following a worsening of symptoms, which had persisted despite ...

Single-chamber ventricular leadless pacemakers do not support atrial pacing or consistent atrioventricular synchrony. A dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system consisting of two devices implanted ...

Highly symptomatic patients who undergo alcohol septal ablation (ASA) for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) have long-term survival rates comparable to those of the general population, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mavacamten (Bristol Myers Squibb) also improved symptoms, biomarker levels and quality of life metrics compared ...

Septal myectomy removes part of a thickened septum to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. It can improve severe symptoms that do not respond to ...

A total of 142 patients had a pacemaker successfully implanted. Correct location was confirmed in all cases, and no dislodgements occurred. No major complications were observed during implant. After 1 ...